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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 861 · 40 questions
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How to work it out (From the old value): Change = bigger − smaller; say whether it went up (increase) or down (decrease). Percentage change = change ÷ OLD value × 100. Never divide by the new value: 40 → 50 is a 25% increase, but 50 → 40 is a 20% decrease.

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  1. 1.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹99. What is the percentage change?
  2. 2.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.The price of a torch changes from ₹20 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  4. 4.The price of a school bag changes from ₹120 to ₹126. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 200 to 296. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 96% increase (b) 96% decrease (c) 48% increase (d) 48% decrease
  6. 6.A number changes from 50 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 14% increase (b) 28% increase (c) 28% decrease (d) 14% decrease
  7. 7.A number changes from 120 to 66. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 45% increase (b) 54% increase (c) 54% decrease (d) 45% decrease
  8. 8.A number changes from 40 to 52. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 12% increase (c) 30% increase (d) 12% decrease
  9. 9.A number changes from 250 to 145. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 52% increase (b) 42% decrease (c) 52% decrease (d) 42% increase
  10. 10.The price of a football changes from ₹60 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.The price of a kite changes from ₹500 to ₹910. What is the percentage change?
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹25 to ₹14. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 20 to 16. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  15. 15.A number changes from 400 to 500. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% decrease (b) 25% increase (c) 20% decrease (d) 20% increase
  16. 16.The price of a table fan changes from ₹50 to ₹62. What is the percentage change?
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹80 to ₹40. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 20 to 13. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 35% decrease (b) 7% increase (c) 35% increase (d) 7% decrease
  19. 19.A number changes from 250 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 88% decrease (c) 88% increase (d) 98% decrease
  20. 20.The price of a torch changes from ₹300 to ₹210. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 400 to 464. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 64% increase (d) 16% decrease
  22. 22.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹250 to ₹105. What is the percentage change?
  23. 23.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹40 to ₹44. What is the percentage change?
  24. 24.A number changes from 500 to 570. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 70% increase (b) 14% decrease (c) 70% decrease (d) 14% increase
  25. 25.The price of a storybook changes from ₹250 to ₹405. What is the percentage change?
  26. 26.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹400 to ₹508. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 50 to 35. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 30% decrease (b) 30% increase (c) 15% decrease (d) 15% increase
  28. 28.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹16. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹100 to ₹87. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a toy car changes from ₹200 to ₹292. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 50 to 55. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 10% decrease (b) 5% decrease (c) 5% increase (d) 10% increase
  32. 32.The price of a torch changes from ₹50 to ₹95. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a football changes from ₹120 to ₹222. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 25 to 41. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 64% decrease (b) 16% increase (c) 16% decrease (d) 64% increase
  35. 35.The price of a storybook changes from ₹120 to ₹72. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.A number changes from 60 to 33. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 27% decrease (b) 27% increase (c) 45% decrease (d) 45% increase
  37. 37.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹20 to ₹29. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a toy car changes from ₹300 to ₹219. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.The price of a kite changes from ₹60 to ₹84. What is the percentage change?
  40. 40.The price of a storybook changes from ₹40 to ₹56. What is the percentage change?

Answer key

  1. 65
  2. 80
  3. 40
  4. 5
  5. 48% increase
  6. 28% increase
  7. 45% decrease
  8. 30% increase
  9. 42% decrease
  10. 30
  11. 82
  12. 10
  13. 44
  14. 20% decrease
  15. 25% increase
  16. 24
  17. 50
  18. 35% decrease
  19. 88% increase
  20. 30
  21. 16% increase
  22. 58
  23. 10
  24. 14% increase
  25. 62
  26. 27
  27. 30% decrease
  28. 36
  29. 13
  30. 46
  31. 10% increase
  32. 90
  33. 85
  34. 64% increase
  35. 40
  36. 45% decrease
  37. 45
  38. 27
  39. 40
  40. 40

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